The Osceola times., 1887-01-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

When clothes are scorched remove
the stain by placing the garment where
the sun can shine on it.-Chicdgo Ne'os.
A tallow candle or piece Of tallow
wrapped in tissue paper and laid among
furs or other gariilents will prevent the
rayages of moths.--Erchange.
The use of oxen for doing farm
work IA mid to be more general in
Connecticut than hi any of the Western
States. Nearly all the plo#ifis' har-
yesting. and drawing manure, wood,
and stone is done by oxen.-Chicdgo
Tribune.
=. Is poor policy to make The road.
side the receptacle Of all the rubbish OF
the farm. Burn and destroy the brush
mt the stones somewhere else and now
the highway, if possible, giving the
farm n neat and attractive appearance
-Western Rural.
The white trench willow is regard
cd rs the best variety for planting on
farms. Il has great vitality and grows
very RAPIDLY As the trunks are straight
,bey .,ake good fence posts ana sup
WY n.,s Cor Nos, The wood is good for
fuel. and makes The best quaiity Oh
charcoal.-N. b. Farmer.
Indian Sauce: Put in saGcePan
4 little stock, together with teaspoon
mi of apehovy sauce, bit OF glaze the
size q. q walnut,a tablespoonful OF curry
naste and A pinch Of cayenne. boll
these for five minutes aid then add hall
a pint of tomato pulp. Mix we'll Jet II
boil m. and serve.-The Caterer.
stewed Apples with Rice; Scoop
ont the cores ard peel some fine russell
apples. and stew ticin in clarified
snoar. Boil some rice in milk With n
pinch of salt, and sugar enough To
swetteu it Leave on the fire until the
rice is quite soft and has absorbed
nearly all the milk; place in dish; ar
range the stewed apples on the nee
and put in the oven TO remain unul
they ait of a golden color.-BoSton
Budget.
Practically. man should sleep I'M
Ill he is refreshed. The mistake many
persons make is in attempting to gov
prn what must be a matter OF instinct
by yolitional control When we are
weary we ought 10 sleep, and when we
wake we should get up. There are no
more vicious habits than adopting meas
ures to keep awake" or employing
articles, or, still worse, resorting to
drugs and other devices to induce OF
prolong sleep.-N. Y. Witness.
Mr.. Wm. Robinson. a great hortl'
cultural authority of London, pro-
nounces the American apple "tht
rrandest fruit that ripens under th'
sun" And well he may, for the Eng
lish apple is an insipid, tame affair
compared with the solid, aromatic
sun-coored and sun-steeped fruit o.
our northern orchards. In the humid
cloudy and foggy climate of England
the maple tree yields no sugar and thu
apple tree no such sweet, delicious
fruit as do our Tolmans and Franklins
.The grandest fruit that ripens unde
the sum- Y. Telegram.
When it is found that fight ha
taken place and that the comb and wat
, tie of any bird has been injured, th'
first think is to cut off all the torn an'
Jagged parts. those which will not b.
likely to join together, and then cleans
with cold water. Fortunately there j
not very profuse bleeding from eithe
, the comb or the waffle. Unless scab
form it is seldom necessary to do NOR
,, than bathe the injured parts twice
dav with cold water. Should scabs ap
pear, these may be anointed with tn
zinc ointment, in order 10 soften them
--Trou Times